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KINSHASA, November 30, 2016 – Kabibi Saolona, an enterprising farmer from the Gemena territory in Sud-Ubangi Province, in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is thrilled. "I have increased...

There is nothing new to traffic congestion. Archives show that the Romans themselves complained of congestion in the capital of their empire. However, with on average three million people moving to cities...

Tarawa, Kiribati, November 22, 2016 – The South Tarawa Road is, in no uncertain terms, an important road. That is because it’s the only road in South Tarawa, connecting more than 50,000 people between...

Belarus serves as an important transit corridor for the Europe and Central Asia region. Well-kept roads connect people to public amenities and reduce travel time, vehicle operation costs, and accident...

There aren't many groups that wait 20 years to meet… but that is, in fact, the case with the upcoming United Nations' Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, otherwise known as Habitat...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2016 – Just like many other large cities, Buenos Aires used to have a massive congestion problem. Despite a sophisticated public transportation system, commuters would once...

Helle Buchhave, Senior Social Development Specialist, leads the Transport and Gender Capacity Building Program for clients in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP). Ms. Buchhave, who joined the World Bank in...

Beijing, July 4, 2016 –The City Cluster Eco-transport Project, supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), celebrated its completion with a book launch and an exhibition on June 17, participated...

DAMAN DISTRICT, Kandahar Province – It is midday in Ghra village and farmers are leaving their farm for their homes. Eleventh grader Jamil Ahmad, 19, has just returned home from school on his motorcycle....

Saudi Arabia is home to two of the world’s fastest growing cities: Jeddah and Riyadh.By 2030, the population of Riyadh, the capital and the largest city in the country, is expected to increase from 5.4...

Key findings of Indonesia's Urban Story:Indonesia is undergoing a historic transformation from a rural to an urban economy. The country’s cities are growing faster than in other Asian countries at a rate...

Urumqi, China, May 24, 2016 – The World Bank and Urumqi Municipal Government officially launched the Urumqi Urban Transport Project II. Once completed, the US$514 million project will bring to the city...

May 16-20, 2016Tokyo From May 16 – May 20, 2016, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) program, a partnership of the World Bank and the Government of Japan, conducted the first Technical Deep...

Two weeks after 175 government representatives came together in New York City to sign the historic Paris Climate Agreement, leaders are gathering in Washington, D.C. to advance concrete actions that will...

Countries will need to spend resources better—by improving efficiency and building capacities—in order to support high-quality infrastructure projects that can achieve significant development results to...

Small and landlocked, Burundi depends on roads, and only roads, to move its people and goods. And as climate change leads to increasingly extreme weather, those roads are at risk from flooding and landslides....

When you take public transportation, whether a metro or a bus, you may not automatically think about gender differences. But men and women’s experiences with transport systems differ greatly, particularly...

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